Are you looking for good team-building and problem-solving activities? Here are a few I've tried as an elementary school principal. If I thought it was accomplished with a good amount of success, I gave those activities a “thumbs up”. I’ll also share a few that I thought fell short! Look for the “thumbs down”!

Learning to be a good teammate takes practice, but it's oh-so important! Here are five easy ways to promote teamwork, while having fun building stuff.

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Una de las celebraciones que más podemos disfrutar en familia es, sin duda, una fiesta de disfraces o de Halloween. Los disfraces nos da...

School is out....the summer is warming up and we are going to beat the heat with WATER games this summer! I've rounded up over 40 of the funnest things to do with water! Games, crafts,

VIENNA — Prekindergarten students at Greenmont Elementary School ended their year last week by playing life-sized versions of some classic board games. The event was devised by prekindergarten teacher Tina Lowers and classroom aide Billie Lunduski as an end-of-year activity. The school year for prekindergarten students ended May 18. “Greenmont pre-k celebrated with a family-oriented […]

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San Franciscan Lenny Maughan uses the social fitness app Strava to create amazing pieces of 'running art;' carefully planning his route beforehand to run in the pattern of a certain image with the streets of San Fran as his canvas.

Brooklyn graffiti workshop with Brooklyn Unplugged | Do you admire street art and would like to create some of your own? Come check out Brooklyn Unplugged.

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My poor fourth graders. This seems to be the year where the most issues occur at recess. From excluding others to changing the rules mid-...

Looking for an easy ocean animal craft to do this summer? This paper jellyfish craft is a perfect craft activity to keep your kids busy on a lazy summer day. It is a great under the sea craft to make with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and school-age kids. It comes with a jellyfish printable template that you

A mixed bag of Peanuts.